Monarch

Danaus (Anosia) plexippus Linnaeus 1758

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Danaus plexippus (Monarch) is a species of butterflies in the family brush-footed butterflies. They are listed as endangered by COSEWIC. They visit flowers of anacahuita, common milkweed, Vigethia mexicana, and Baldwin's ironweed. They are diurnal.

URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/endangered
Definition: A taxon is Endangered when the best available evidence indicates that it meets any of the \r\ncriteria A to E for Endangered, and it is therefore considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
Source: https://species-registry.canada.ca/index-en.html#/species

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URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q906470
Definition: animal behavior characterized by activity during the day, with a period of inactivity at night.

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EOL has data for 25 attributes, including:

Body symmetry
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/body_symmetry
- Definition: overall repetitive or reflective pattern in the body of one individual of this taxon. eg: bilateral symmetry, rotational symmetry, radial symmetry
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bilaterally symmetric
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001324
- Definition: being symmetric about a plane running from frontal end to caudal end (head to tail), and having nearly identical right and left halves
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body shape
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/BodyShape
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bilaterally symmetric
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001324
- Definition: being symmetric about a plane running from frontal end to caudal end (head to tail), and having nearly identical right and left halves
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cellularity
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001992
- Definition: An organismal quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting cells. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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multicellular
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001993
- Definition: A cellularity quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting of more than one cell. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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developmental mode
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/DevelopmentalMode
- Definition: Broad recognized categories describing development, the process by which organisms grow and mature
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holometabolous
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/holometabolous
- Definition: Development of insects with complete metamorphosis which involves a pupal stage.
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eats
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002470
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Asclepias syriaca L. (common milkweed)
geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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United States
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/6252001
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has host
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002454
- Attribution: From OBO Relation Ontology
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Asclepias verticillata L. (whorled milkweed)
lays eggs on
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0008507
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Asclepias syriaca L. (common milkweed)
parasite of
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002444
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Asclepias syriaca L. (common milkweed)
preys on
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002439
- Definition: An interaction relationship involving a predation process, where the subject kills the target in order to eat it or to feed to siblings, offspring or group members
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Helianthus annuus L. (common sunflower)
visits
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002618
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Asclepias tuberosa L. (butterfly milkweed)
visits flowers of
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002622
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Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten. (Spear Thistle)

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Monarch. View this species on GBIF

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Monarch includes 8 children: